Box Steam box clever with new American yeast
By: JimOldfield
May 20th, 2012
Wiltshire’s Box Steam Brewery is to become the first UK brewer to trial a new US yeast, to produce an American pale ale. BRY-97 American West Coast Yeast is being supplied by Lallemand Brewing, for use in Box Steam’s American IPA, Derail Ale this summer.
Box Steam master brewer Philip Downes, said: ““The predominant flavours of all American IPAs are bitterness and hop aromas.
“We are already using American hops to give us authentic flavours and we hope that this American yeast strain will help us go a step further, reproducing those classic flavours produced on the US West Coast and much loved by ale enthusiasts in the UK.
“The aroma of this new yeast is slightly estery, almost neutral and does not display malodours when properly handled.”
BRY-97 has been produced for purity – it comes from ISO 9002 certified plants and no colours, preservatives or other unnatural substances are used in its preparation.
Brewing of Derail Ale will start in mid-June and the product should be on the shelves in July.
